British Health Care Lives in America
Despite underfunding, the Veterans Health Administration is the United States’ largest health care system. And it could be the foundation of a truly socialist alternative to private care.
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Central American Migrants Are Not Your Enemy
Donald Trump is sending thousands of troops to the southern border to confront the migrant caravan. Here, in a joint statement, two antiwar veterans call on US soldiers to defy their commander in chief's deployment order.
Socialist Gym Rats Fought to End Slavery in America
Veterans of the 1848 German revolution immigrated to America with three passions burning in their hearts: barbells, beer, and socialism.
From Charleston to Rhodesia
Fights over both the Confederate and Rhodesian flags give us a glimpse into the reactionary mind.
Feds Watching
We obtained the FBI's files on Delmer Berg, a Communist and Abraham Lincoln Brigade veteran. They show the bureau's determination to surveil and crush dissent.
Deeper Into the Dark
On Sunday, the far right had its best ever result in Sweden. And they're pushing the rest of the political spectrum to capitulate to their agenda.
The Abolitionist Legacy of the Civil War Belongs to the Left
The US Civil War was a revolutionary upheaval that crushed slavery and stoked hopes of a broader emancipation against the rule of property. We should draw on that memory today for struggles against racism and capitalism.
Fifty Years Ago Today, US Soldiers Joined the Vietnam Moratorium Protests in Mass Numbers
Fifty years ago today, the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam protests swept the entire United States and showed that the antiwar movement was undeniably mainstream. Soldiers who had fought in Vietnam weren’t pitted against that movement — in fact, many were actually part of it.
The Pantheon of Evil
Reactionary monuments have long been, and remain, part of the American landscape.
Demilitarization of Police Means Disrupting the Army-to-Police Pipeline
Demilitarizing police is an urgent demand in this moment. But with the police force and army so entwined — both in terms of personnel and weaponry — demilitarization won’t be easy.
War Is a Racket
The life and times of Smedley Butler.
To Defeat the Radical Right, End American Empire
The American military has long been fertile ground for the far right. To weaken the radical right’s power, we need to dismantle the warfare state — and build in its place a humane welfare state that provides for all.
The Defector
How Rory Fanning went from Army Ranger to war resister.
Neo-Nazis Have Never Found It Easier to Join the US Army
Since the war on terror, the US Army has been increasingly lax in allowing neo-Nazis and white supremacists to join. It’s allowing them to gain combat experience and lay the basis for a militarized far right.
The University of Phoenix Army
For-profit colleges are making Wall Street firms even richer. Bush’s 2008 GI Bill helped make that possible.
The Burden of Atrocity
Nick Turse’s otherwise exhaustive account of the atrocities committed in Vietnam gives short shrift to the movement that made those crimes known.
What Black Life Actually Looks Like
For too long, the Left has organized based on caricatures of black political life. If it wants to win, it needs to start recognizing the role of class in black America.
How a Working-Class Soldier and Platoon Leader in Iraq Turned Against Our “Forever Wars”
American foreign policy is often relegated to the margins of political consciousness in the US. But some of the most powerful voices against US intervention are those who have come from inside the military — and turned vehemently against it.
The Resilient Robert Mugabe
The gun, the bullet, and the fist are Mugabe’s trusted methods of statecraft. He won't be afraid to continue to use them to stay in power.
Student Debt Relief Is Undermining the Military’s Predatory Recruiting Practices
The US military has a long history of recruiting poor people by offering benefits like free college. With Joe Biden’s partial student debt forgiveness, GOP war hawks are fretting that the military won’t be able to prey on desperate young Americans anymore.